Sources of job-related stress can be found everywhere, from the nature of the work itself, to coworkers and administration. Historically, healthcare professionals and caregivers go to work sick. This is…
Month: February 2021
Are You Suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?
It’s that time of year again where the days are short and darker and the nights are long. Seasonal affective disorder is a form or recurring major depressive disorder that…
Robopets in Senior Living
While pet- or animal assisted therapy has been used in senior care communities for several years and has been found to be an effective non-pharmacological therapy that can improve overall…
Post-Stroke Caregiving: “A Full-Time Job”
It is well-known that caregiving for any condition is a challenge in many ways. Physically, caregiving can be exhausting and painful. Emotionally, it can result in stress, burnout and even…
What Affects Nursing Assistant’s Well Being?
Happy employees make happy residents, right? It has become clearer that attention needs to be paid to the health and wellness of nursing assistants in senior care. They form the…
What is Alexithymia and Why You Should Care
I recently came across a disorder that I haven’t heard of before, and I thought I knew them all. It’s called “alexithymia” and people who have it have difficulty identifying…